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Jamaica to write to FIFA about ‘hand ball’ goal vs DR Congo in failed World Cup bid
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Jamaica to write to FIFA about ‘hand ball’ goal vs DR Congo in failed World Cup bid
April 3 03:46 PM
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) intends to protest the Reggae Boyz' loss to the Democratic Republic of Congo in their Inter-continental World Cu...
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WATCH: High spirit at Black River police concert
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WATCH: High spirit at Black River police concert
April 3 02:51 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The inaugural staging of the St Elizabeth police’s gospel concert in Black River on Thursday is being hailed as a success with...
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Morgan expresses condolences following death at closed bridge in St Thomas
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Morgan expresses condolences following death at closed bridge in St Thomas
April 3 02:14 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister with responsibility for Works, Robert Nesta Morgan has expressed condolences following the tragic death of an individual ...
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Jamaican-American congresswoman says firing of US Attorney General ‘long overdue’
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Jamaican-American congresswoman says firing of US Attorney General ‘long overdue’
April 3 12:53 PM
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) – Caribbean-American Democratic Congresswoman, Yvette D Clarke, has welcomed the dismissal of United States Attorney Gen...
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Pepsi to partner with Yard Mas Carnival for 4th consecutive year
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Pepsi to partner with Yard Mas Carnival for 4th consecutive year
April 3 11:41 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Pepsi Jamaica has announced that it will continue its partnership with Yard Mas Carnival for the 2026 season, marking the fourth c...
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Jamaica rises to 49th in World Happiness Report
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Jamaica rises to 49th in World Happiness Report
April 3 11:13 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica has climbed to 49th place in the World Happiness Report 2026, up from 73rd last year. According to the study , the island ...
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The 20 Greatest Personalities in Rocksteady
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The 20 Greatest Personalities in Rocksteady
April 3 10:51 AM
Alton Ellis, the soulful singer whose songs defined the 1966-68 rocksteady era, has been named number one on the Observer Online's 60 Greatest Rockste...
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Nine-year-old drowns after trying to retrieve ball in St Elizabeth tank
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Nine-year-old drowns after trying to retrieve ball in St Elizabeth tank
April 3 10:21 AM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A nine-year-old boy is suspected to have drowned in a tank at his home in Long Hill district, St Elizabeth on Thursday. Police...
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Dwayne Vaz claims innocence amid allegations of Westmoreland assault
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Dwayne Vaz claims innocence amid allegations of Westmoreland assault
February 25, 2026
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica —  Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Central Dwayne Vaz is denying any wrongdoing after being charged by police over an alle...
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Gas station attendant charged with assault after woman set alight
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Gas station attendant charged with assault after woman set alight
February 23, 2026
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica  —  Thirty-year-old gas station attendant Collate Swaby has been charged with assault occasioning grievous bodily harm following...
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St Elizabeth woman charged after allegedly assaulting student
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St Elizabeth woman charged after allegedly assaulting student
February 6, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Police in St Elizabeth have charged a 45-year-old woman in connection with an alleged assault on a student in the parish. The ...
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Farmer charged after allegedly slapping teenage girl in St Elizabeth
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Farmer charged after allegedly slapping teenage girl in St Elizabeth
February 6, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Police in St Elizabeth have charged a 28-year-old farmer following an alleged assault on a teenage girl in the parish. Charged...
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Boxer Gervonta Davis arrested over alleged assault of ex-partner
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Boxer Gervonta Davis arrested over alleged assault of ex-partner
January 29, 2026
MIAMI, United States -- US police arrested former champion boxer Gervonta Davis in Miami after his ex-partner reported him for physical assault, kidna...
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Assaulted Vincentian grandmother agrees with jail sentence for grandson
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Assaulted Vincentian grandmother agrees with jail sentence for grandson
January 5, 2026
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — A 38-year-old St Vincent man has been sentenced to 11 months in prison for assaulting his 80-year-old grandmother, after...
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Request for help allegedly sparks jealous rage
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Request for help allegedly sparks jealous rage
December 5, 2025
MONTEGO BAY, St James — A domestic quarrel sparked by a woman’s request for a male friend to help her get back on her feet after Hurricane Melissa, al...
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Dutch attorney representing Jah Cure stabbing victim appeals to the public to not ‘blame the victim’
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Dutch attorney representing Jah Cure stabbing victim appeals to the public to not ‘blame the victim’
CLAUDE MILLS, Observer Online writer 
November 30, 2025
Attorney-at-law R Bouwman, who is representing Dutch concert promoter Nicardo ‘Papa’ Blake, the victim of a stabbing assault at the hands of reggae si...
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Cop in assault case to return to court
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Cop in assault case to return to court
November 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A police officer accused of assaulting a man with a baton, seen in a 2024 video, will return to court next May. Maurice Hylton app...
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Mavado’s son Dantay Brooks facing assault, weapon charges
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Mavado’s son Dantay Brooks facing assault, weapon charges
October 23, 2025
Dantay Brooks, the son of dancehall superstar Mavado, has once again found himself in trouble with the law. Observer Online understands that the junio...
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Judge orders Norman Scott be fingerprinted in Election Day assault case
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Judge orders Norman Scott be fingerprinted in Election Day assault case
October 13, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Spanish Town Mayor Norman Scott was ordered to have his fingerprint recorded by the police when he appeared in the St Elizabet...
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Businessman accused of pulling gun in heated argument
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Businessman accused of pulling gun in heated argument
October 5, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica — A 44-year-old businessman has been charged with assault at common law, use of a firearm to commit a felony, assault occasioning b...
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Spanish Town mayor charged with assault after election day altercation
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Spanish Town mayor charged with assault after election day altercation
September 12, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Mayor of Spanish Town Norman Scott has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and malicious destruction of p...
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Father facing charges after allegedly assaulting son
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Father facing charges after allegedly assaulting son
September 12, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — What began as a normal evening at a home in Rosemount, St James, has now escalated into a courtroom battle that pits a father agai...
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UK court convicts asylum seeker of sexual assault
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UK court convicts asylum seeker of sexual assault
September 4, 2025
CHELMSFORD, United Kingdom (AFP) — A court in England on Thursday convicted an Ethiopian asylum seeker of the sexual assault of a teenage girl and a w...
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Norman Scott denounces assault allegations as ‘desperate political tactics’
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Norman Scott denounces assault allegations as ‘desperate political tactics’
September 3, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — People’s National Party (PNP) candidate for St Elizabeth South East, Norman Scott, says he unequivocally denies the “malicious...
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JLP indoor agent accuses PNP candidate Norman Scott of assault
September 3, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) indoor agent has accused the People’s National Party (PNP) candidate for St Elizabeth South Easte...
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Man to stand trial for alleged assault of policeman at Bull Bay station
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Man to stand trial for alleged assault of policeman at Bull Bay station
August 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man accused of assaulting a policeman at the Bull Bay Police Station is set to go to trial after pleading not guilty to charges ...
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Men charged with assault after allegedly intervening in argument between women
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Men charged with assault after allegedly intervening in argument between women
August 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two men who intervened in an argument between two women, allegedly assaulting one of the women, have been slapped with several cha...
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Bail extended for TikToker Kemar ‘Candy’ Jones
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Bail extended for TikToker Kemar ‘Candy’ Jones
August 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — TikToker Kemar Jones, more popularly known as "Candy", had his bail extended when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish...
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‘I love you and I am sorry’: Sha’Carri Richardson issues heartfelt apology to Christian Coleman
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‘I love you and I am sorry’: Sha’Carri Richardson issues heartfelt apology to Christian Coleman
August 12, 2025
American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson has issued a heartfelt apology to her boyfriend, fellow US runner Christian Coleman, after allegedly assaulting...
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US Trials: Christian Coleman into 100m final after alleged Sha’Carri Richardson assault
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US Trials: Christian Coleman into 100m final after alleged Sha’Carri Richardson assault
August 1, 2025
EUGENE, United States (AFP) -- Christian Coleman booked his place in the final of the 100m at the US Track and Field Championships on Friday hours aft...
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Jamaica to write to FIFA about ‘hand ball’ goal vs DR Congo in failed World Cup bid
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The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) intends to protest the Reggae Boyz' loss to the Democratic Republic of Congo in their Inter-continental World Cu...
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WATCH: High spirit at Black River police concert
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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The inaugural staging of the St Elizabeth police’s gospel concert in Black River on Thursday is being hailed as a success with...
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Morgan expresses condolences following death at closed bridge in St Thomas
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Morgan expresses condolences following death at closed bridge in St Thomas
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister with responsibility for Works, Robert Nesta Morgan has expressed condolences following the tragic death of an individual ...
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Jamaican-American congresswoman says firing of US Attorney General ‘long overdue’
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Jamaican-American congresswoman says firing of US Attorney General ‘long overdue’
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NEW YORK, United States (CMC) – Caribbean-American Democratic Congresswoman, Yvette D Clarke, has welcomed the dismissal of United States Attorney Gen...
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Pepsi to partner with Yard Mas Carnival for 4th consecutive year
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Pepsi to partner with Yard Mas Carnival for 4th consecutive year
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Pepsi Jamaica has announced that it will continue its partnership with Yard Mas Carnival for the 2026 season, marking the fourth c...
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